Pictor

[ pik-ter ]

noun,genitive Pic·to·res [pik-tawr-is, -tohr-]. /pɪkˈtɔr ɪs, -ˈtoʊr-/. Astronomy.
  1. the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.

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Pictor

/ (ˈpɪktə) /


nounLatin genitive Pictoris (pɪkˈtɔːrɪs)
  1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Dorado and Carina

Origin of Pictor

1
Latin: painter

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